Picker&#39;s sack carrier



Jan. 14, 1936 E. L. FUGATT PICKERS SACK CARRIER Filed July 15, 1955 Patented Jan. 14, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PICKERS SACK CARRIER Earl Lee Fugatt, Flintville, Tenn.

Application July 15, 1935, Serial No. 31,533

1 Claim.

l 19 features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and

in which 20 Figure l is an elevation of the device, and Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof. Figure 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Figure 1.

In the drawing, the numeral i designates an .25 elongated substantially rectangular frame preferably formed of one piece of metal of rectangular cross-sectional shape, with its ends riveted together as shown at 2. A pair of side members 3 also formed of strap metal has one end fas- 30 tened to the front end part of the under side 40 slightly in front of the transverse center thereof and is connected to the upper part of the frame by rivets 8 or the like, and the ends of said bars extend vertically downwardly as shown at 9 with their extremities turned inwardly and pass into 45 holes in the members 3, the said ends forming spindles for the wheels III. A brace member .ll of substantially inverted U-shape has its bight portion connected with the frame and the bight part of the axle bar with its limbs extending 50 downwardly and having holes therein for re ceiving the inner ends of the spindle forming parts of the axle, nuts l2 being threaded to the inner ends of the spindle parts. A platform I2 preferably of thin metal is fastened to the upper face of the frame I. Loops l3 are connected to the front corner of the frame for receiving snap fasteners so that a sack with snap fasteners can be placed on the platform l2 with the snap fasteners engaging the loops for detachably holding the sack on the platform. I prefer to bend over the ends of the platform I 2 for engagement with the ends of the frame I as shown at M. 10

Light metal is used throughout the construction of the device so that the device will have but little weight and yet will bestrong enough to support a filled cotton sack.

The device will enable a picker to transport a 1 filled sack from one place to another with but little effort so as to eliminate the dragging of the sack along the ground which soon wears out the sack.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in' the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

- A cotton sack carrier comprising a rectangular frame, an axle member extending transversely across the same in front of the transverse center of the frame, and having its ends extending downwardly and then bent inwardly to form spindles, a side bar on each side of the frame and'having itsends connected with the under face of the side portions of the frame and provided with an intermediate substantially horizontalpart having a hole therein for receiving the outer end of the spindle forming 40 part, portions of the side bar sloping upwardly from said horizontal portion to the ends of the bar, an inverted U-shaped brace member connected with the under face of the central portion of the axle member and having holes in the ends of its limbs for receiving the ends of the spindle forming parts, means for holding the said spindle forming parts in said holes, and a. wheel on each spindle forming part located between a limb of the inverted U-shape member 5 and a side bar, a platform covering the frame.

EARL LEE FUGATI. 

